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2009 Custom Botin Carkeek GP42 (Fast 40)

2009 Custom Botin Carkeek GP42 (Fast 40)

Turnkey Offshore/Inshore ready, perfect for Admirals Cup 2025.

 

1st in class Rolex Sydney to Hobart race 2022 and 2nd in class 2015 Fastnet Race.
Brought to the UK in 2014 and fully optimized for IRC Racing both inshore and offshore, the UK FAST 40 2020 Season Champion was then imported into Australia and through 2021 was modified fully for Offshore Racing up to Category 1 to be capable for Sydney to Hobart.

Set up with twin wheels, she also has a tiller conversion setup included.


Major upgrades
o New keel 3m draft to Botin design.
o New Offshore rudder (still have inshore one)
o Wheel steering
o Longer bowsprit (STL - 7.73m)
o Flush deck installed - coach roof removed with overall stiffness improved and weight reduction.
o Re fair and paint in Awlcraft
o Upgrade some structure for offshore racing
o New cockpit foam
o New JP3 rudder bearings
o New Hall spars ultra High Modulus mast in 2020

Upgrades in 2021/22 to go Offshore
o Mast & Boom strengthen for offshore racing, reinforcements designed by Hall Spars
o Two off clutches fitted internal to boom for reefing
o Fit up of external Karver hook for third reef
o Bunks increased to 6 with addition of removable ‘suicide cots’
o Carbon toilet fitted
o 1 X single burner butane stoves installed (removable)
o 2 x 50l water tanks install, removable
o Water maker install, removable
o VHF & HF radio installed
o AIS installed
o 4G router installed
o Satellite data and phone system installed
o Earth plate fitted for HF radio
o Tweaker points reinforced for FRO & J0
o 2 to 1 tack line installed
o Multiple small modifications to reduce water ingress
o Wet box installed for vang & main outhaul
o Additional bilge pumps including two roaming pumps
o Main out haul moved to center of boat similar to TP52
o Storage for life jackets & wet weather gear installed, removable
o LED lighting (red & white) installed through out boat
o Lee clothes fitted to all bunks
o Carbon backing plate added to pit area to reinforce mounting for pit winch & clutches
o Cupboard for food storage added, carbon frame with cloth shelves
o Second hand operated bilge pump installed for Cat 1
o All strops for runners & forestay replaced in 2022
o Every halyard & sheet on boat replaced with exception of GS halyard
o Additional turning blocks added to run change sheets
o Mast head VHF antenna

Maintenance 2023/2024
o New antifoul with International, Feb 2024
o Leg anodes replaced, Feb 2024
o Yanmar engine injectors replaced Feb 2024
o New Mainsheet May 2024
o New Runner Tails May 2024
o Keel & Rudder inspection 2023
o Rig Inspection 2023
o New spinnaker turning blocks April 2024 - BLK - 75mm Wide BL Magic Loop

  • Tech Specs

    Location: Fremantle

    Year: 2009

    Designer: Botin Carkeek

    Builder: Longitud Cero

    Length: 42' 0" - 12.81m

    Beam: 3.90m

    Draft: 3.01m

    Displacement: 4320kg offshore mode - 4183kg inshore mode

    Keel / Ballast: Fin with Bulb

    Hull Material: Carbon Fibre

    Deck Material: Carbon composite

    Engine: 30 hp Yanmar diesel inboard engine. Serviced Feb 2024 New injectors Feb 2024 New Gori race prop 2022

    Engine Make: Yanmar, Diesel, 30hp

    Propulsion: Two blade folding prop

  • Inventory

    General:

    Water: 2 x Water bladders, removable

    Stove: Jet boil burner

    Berths: 6 x bunks with lift mechanisms & lee clothes

    Toilet: Carbon fibre toilet

    Covers: Deck covers, Winch covers, Boom covers

    2 x anchor/chain/warp

    Safety Gear: Full Cat 1 safety gear (excluding liferaft)

    Bilge Pumps: 5 x auto bilge pumps and 2 x roaming pumps

    Electrics:

    Lithium house and start batteries, both new in 2022

    Electronics

    2017 H5000 Performance processor
    o 5 x 20/20 mast display
    o 1 x GFD
    o 3 D motion sensor
    o Heel sensor
    o Misc string pots
    o GPS
    o P9 Compass
    o Custom MHU
    o Forestay load pin
    o Jib Taco load cell
    o 4G/WIFI router and antennae
    o AIS
    o VHF radio
    o HF radio
    o Permanent install Satellite system with dome
    o Custom 5 display mast bracket

    Sail Inventory

    Offshore Sailing Inventory from One Sails

    2021 Full CFD & IFS (Aero & Structure) analysis
    2023 Full CFD & IFS (Aero & Structure) analysis for Zero Sag Jibs

    J1.5 2023 - ZS Structured Luff
    J2.5 2023 - ZS Structured Luff
    J4 2023 - ZS Structured Luff

    J1.5 2022
    J2.5 2022
    J4 2021

    Main 2 Reef 2021
    Main 3 Reef 2022 - Offshore 50% 3Rd reef
    Main 3 Reef 2023 - Inshore main

    GS 2022 on inner separate forestay with tackle
    SS 2022 IFS Structured Luff on Karver Furler

    J0 2022 on Karver Furler
    FRO 2022 IFS Structured Luff on Karver Furler
    A7 2023 IFS Structured Luff on Karver Furler
    A2+ 2022
    A2+ 2024

    Grand Prix sail inventory from North Sails UK.

    J1 2018 A
    J1 2018 B
    J2 2017 X
    J2 2018 E
    J2 2019 F
    J3 2017 C
    J3.5 2020 B

    Main 2016 D
    Main 2017 E
    Main 2018 F
    Main 2020 H

    GS 2014 A
    GS 2018 B
    SS 2018 B
    SS 2020 C

    A0 2020 C
    A1.5 2017
    A1.5 2019
    A 2 2017
    A 2 2019
    A 2+2020
    A4 2015
    A6 2016

    Mast / Rigging

    Brand new Ultra High Modulus Hall spars mast, boom and rigging package in 2020.

    Ultra High Modulus mast tube and the first FAST 40 to have new, dedicated tooling for refined mast structure, aero and design. Full grand Prix package in carbon fibre with titanium metal work for weight saving.
    New EC6 standing rigging with RAZR forestay.

    Working with Hall Spars the mast & boom were both reinforced to enable a second & third reef to be used for offshore.
    Criteria was to carry FRO/J0 with two reefs in up to 40knots
    Modifications carried out by Composite Technologies in Perth under direction from Halls

    2 x Mast head halyard, 1 x Main Halyard on lock; 1 x FRO halyard on lock; 1 x Jib halyard on lock; 1 x GS halyard
    Carbon boom with three reef points
    Mast jack and internal meridian RAM Adjustable mast step
    Gorilla headstay foil
    Fixed carbon bowsprit with dual tack lines, one is a 2:1 system.
    Full race running rigging package

    2023 upgrade to Jib tack hardware & control system with addition of Cyclops loadcell to accommodate 2023 ZS Structured Luff Jibs

    Deck Gear:

    Deck gear package has been totally replaced and overhauled in 2017 upgrade and includes;
    Harken/Spinlock and custom deck fittings throughout.
    o 3 x Harken 50.2 Main and pit winches
    o 2 x Harken 45.2 Backstay winches
    o 2 x Lewmar 60.3 GPST Primary winches
    o Harken Pedestal, gearboxes, take down system and drive shafts
    o Spinlock clutches
    o Harken tracks and cars
    o Diverse spin sheet reelers

£210,000.00Price
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